Fastest-growing (2019–2023) in New Hampshire

New Hampshire counties and cities ranked by population growth.

This page ranks the counties and cities of New Hampshire by population growth — which have the fastest population growth since 2019, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Carroll County leads at +6.5%.

Among cities & places, Sanbornville leads at +120.7%.

Counties

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Carroll County	+6.5%
2	Belknap County	+5.6%
3	Rockingham County	+3.5%
4	Merrimack County	+3.4%
5	Hillsborough County	+2.8%
6	Grafton County	+2.2%
7	Strafford County	+2.0%
8	Cheshire County	+1.2%
9	Sullivan County	+1.0%
10	Coos County	-1.1%

Cities & places

#	Name	Population change 2019–2023
1	Sanbornville	+120.7%
2	Melvin Village	+111.9%
3	Meredith	+93.1%
4	Union	+83.4%
5	Alton	+65.1%
6	Henniker	+64.0%
7	Woodsville	+63.0%
8	Epping	+48.7%
9	Bradford	+46.2%
10	Plymouth	+41.9%
11	Gorham	+37.3%
12	West Swanzey	+36.9%
13	North Woodstock	+36.2%
14	Whitefield	+35.9%
15	Lincoln	+31.7%
16	Raymond	+30.4%
17	Lancaster	+26.0%
18	Goffstown	+23.1%
19	Troy	+18.3%
20	West Stewartstown	+17.2%
21	Pittsfield	+16.5%
22	Bristol	+15.3%
23	Colebrook	+14.5%
24	Wilton	+14.0%
25	Tilton Northfield	+12.7%
26	Greenville	+11.1%
27	Exeter	+9.7%
28	East Merrimack	+9.5%
29	Hampton	+8.7%
30	Lebanon	+8.3%
31	Bartlett	+8.0%
32	Rochester	+6.2%
33	North Conway	+4.9%
34	Enfield	+4.8%
35	Dover	+4.7%
36	Jaffrey	+4.3%
37	Ashland	+4.0%
38	Londonderry	+3.9%
39	Suncook	+3.8%
40	Bethlehem	+3.8%
41	Laconia	+3.1%
42	Manchester	+2.9%
43	Nashua	+2.6%
44	Portsmouth	+2.6%
45	Concord	+2.3%
46	Franklin	+1.6%
47	Newmarket	+1.2%
48	Somersworth	+1.1%
49	Claremont	+0.6%
50	Amherst	+0.3%
51	Hinsdale	+0.1%
52	Hanover	+0.1%
53	Hooksett	+0.1%
54	Keene	-0.1%
55	Milford	-0.4%
56	South Hooksett	-0.4%
57	Derry	-0.7%
58	Newport	-1.0%
59	New London	-1.2%
60	Conway	-2.3%
61	Blodgett Landing	-2.9%
62	Newfields	-3.2%
63	Hampton Beach	-3.7%
64	Center Ossipee	-4.2%
65	Milton	-4.5%
66	Plainfield	-4.8%
67	Hudson	-5.1%
68	Durham	-5.2%
69	Antrim	-6.8%
70	Berlin	-7.3%
71	Hillsborough	-7.8%
72	Littleton	-10.0%
73	Contoocook	-10.3%
74	Seabrook Beach	-10.4%
75	Pinardville	-11.9%
76	Lisbon	-13.7%
77	Wolfeboro	-14.9%
78	Loudon	-15.8%
79	Farmington	-16.2%
80	Walpole	-16.8%
81	Suissevale	-16.9%
82	Charlestown	-17.5%
83	Center Sandwich	-17.5%
84	North Haverhill	-18.2%
85	Belmont	-18.7%
86	New Hampton	-19.5%
87	Marlborough	-20.5%
88	Peterborough	-21.1%
89	Mountain Lakes	-24.5%
90	Bennington	-25.2%
91	North Walpole	-26.9%
92	Groveton	-28.7%
93	Warner	-37.3%
94	Winchester	-38.3%
95	Milton Mills	-38.8%
96	Hancock	-38.9%
97	Canaan	-40.1%

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